Ministry of Women and Child Development
Crime against Children
The total number of cases registered under crimes against children in the year 2016 was 106958, which rose to 129032 in the year 2017 and to 141764 in the year 2018.
The Government of India has recently amended the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences  Act, 2012 which has been notified on 06.08.2019 and made effective from 16.08.2019 with a view to provide stringent provisions for protection to children against sexual abuse.
The details of the number of prosecutions made under the POCSO Act from 2014 to 2018, State-wise, including Karnataka, as provided by National Crime Records Bureau is given below:
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SL
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State/UT
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
CR
|
|
CCS
|
|
CON
|
|
PAR
|
|
PCS
|
|
PCV
|
|
CR
|
|
CCS
|
|
CON
|
|
PAR
|
|
PCS
|
|
PCV
|
|
CR
|
|
CCS
|
|
CON
|
|
PAR
|
|
PCS
|
|
PCV
|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
932
|
|
601
|
|
29
|
|
1163
|
|
792
|
|
29
|
|
1054
|
|
772
|
|
78
|
|
1233
|
|
980
|
|
85
|
|
830
|
|
795
|
|
51
|
|
855
|
|
862
|
|
52
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
56
|
|
51
|
|
1
|
|
57
|
|
62
|
|
1
|
|
54
|
|
38
|
|
0
|
|
63
|
|
48
|
|
0
|
|
59
|
|
39
|
|
0
|
|
58
|
|
42
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
506
|
|
223
|
|
8
|
|
489
|
|
223
|
|
8
|
|
819
|
|
453
|
|
15
|
|
802
|
|
453
|
|
15
|
|
821
|
|
511
|
|
43
|
|
824
|
|
512
|
|
43
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
191
|
|
188
|
|
17
|
|
228
|
|
231
|
|
22
|
|
187
|
|
142
|
|
22
|
|
187
|
|
161
|
|
24
|
|
233
|
|
157
|
|
23
|
|
292
|
|
199
|
|
24
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
1684
|
|
1608
|
|
191
|
|
1804
|
|
1812
|
|
263
|
|
1656
|
|
1606
|
|
524
|
|
2085
|
|
2047
|
|
562
|
|
1570
|
|
1576
|
|
354
|
|
1778
|
|
1773
|
|
378
|
|
6
|
|
Goa
|
|
107
|
|
76
|
|
3
|
|
116
|
|
96
|
|
3
|
|
79
|
|
98
|
|
13
|
|
79
|
|
107
|
|
15
|
|
75
|
|
56
|
|
13
|
|
82
|
|
60
|
|
13
|
|
7
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
613
|
|
527
|
|
5
|
|
779
|
|
705
|
|
5
|
|
1609
|
|
1317
|
|
8
|
|
1886
|
|
1801
|
|
8
|
|
1408
|
|
1302
|
|
5
|
|
1677
|
|
1691
|
|
6
|
|
8
|
|
Haryana
|
|
707
|
|
631
|
|
103
|
|
826
|
|
794
|
|
119
|
|
988
|
|
800
|
|
137
|
|
1041
|
|
1035
|
|
149
|
|
1020
|
|
844
|
|
94
|
|
1125
|
|
1035
|
|
130
|
|
9
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
209
|
|
167
|
|
25
|
|
246
|
|
221
|
|
33
|
|
206
|
|
198
|
|
27
|
|
264
|
|
280
|
|
37
|
|
205
|
|
177
|
|
25
|
|
255
|
|
234
|
|
31
|
|
10
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
45
|
|
33
|
|
1
|
|
46
|
|
44
|
|
1
|
|
30
|
|
29
|
|
1
|
|
49
|
|
45
|
|
1
|
|
25
|
|
25
|
|
1
|
|
30
|
|
30
|
|
1
|
|
11
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
112
|
|
102
|
|
13
|
|
136
|
|
116
|
|
15
|
|
182
|
|
136
|
|
28
|
|
175
|
|
144
|
|
28
|
|
348
|
|
222
|
|
17
|
|
363
|
|
244
|
|
17
|
|
12
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
1380
|
|
1073
|
|
27
|
|
1538
|
|
1282
|
|
29
|
|
1526
|
|
1266
|
|
32
|
|
1800
|
|
1516
|
|
32
|
|
1565
|
|
1323
|
|
55
|
|
1641
|
|
1451
|
|
58
|
|
13
|
|
Kerala
|
|
1392
|
|
1136
|
|
48
|
|
1483
|
|
1356
|
|
51
|
|
1486
|
|
1265
|
|
83
|
|
1505
|
|
1460
|
|
100
|
|
1848
|
|
1717
|
|
47
|
|
2671
|
|
2490
|
|
53
|
|
14
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
4995
|
|
4888
|
|
721
|
|
5888
|
|
5862
|
|
848
|
|
4624
|
|
4612
|
|
791
|
|
5634
|
|
5675
|
|
944
|
|
4717
|
|
4591
|
|
641
|
|
5678
|
|
5642
|
|
792
|
|
15
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
3926
|
|
3342
|
|
112
|
|
4623
|
|
4187
|
|
129
|
|
4816
|
|
3791
|
|
195
|
|
5589
|
|
4711
|
|
219
|
|
4815
|
|
4291
|
|
250
|
|
5092
|
|
4983
|
|
279
|
|
16
|
|
Manipur
|
|
50
|
|
14
|
|
0
|
|
34
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
43
|
|
32
|
|
1
|
|
23
|
|
29
|
|
1
|
|
43
|
|
39
|
|
1
|
|
28
|
|
23
|
|
1
|
|
17
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
118
|
|
126
|
|
7
|
|
122
|
|
131
|
|
7
|
|
167
|
|
112
|
|
2
|
|
153
|
|
135
|
|
2
|
|
151
|
|
116
|
|
28
|
|
153
|
|
126
|
|
28
|
|
18
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
165
|
|
127
|
|
37
|
|
140
|
|
101
|
|
38
|
|
169
|
|
189
|
|
101
|
|
171
|
|
190
|
|
102
|
|
167
|
|
148
|
|
54
|
|
174
|
|
153
|
|
54
|
|
19
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
17
|
|
6
|
|
2
|
|
15
|
|
6
|
|
1
|
|
15
|
|
13
|
|
4
|
|
16
|
|
16
|
|
4
|
|
27
|
|
25
|
|
6
|
|
27
|
|
27
|
|
9
|
|
20
|
|
Odisha
|
|
1126
|
|
909
|
|
14
|
|
1193
|
|
1129
|
|
16
|
|
1372
|
|
1202
|
|
39
|
|
1324
|
|
1282
|
|
40
|
|
1928
|
|
1566
|
|
38
|
|
1721
|
|
1661
|
|
48
|
|
21
|
|
Punjab
|
|
652
|
|
493
|
|
114
|
|
763
|
|
604
|
|
121
|
|
666
|
|
506
|
|
169
|
|
769
|
|
677
|
|
207
|
|
596
|
|
401
|
|
94
|
|
659
|
|
441
|
|
98
|
|
22
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
1327
|
|
1020
|
|
133
|
|
1228
|
|
1217
|
|
152
|
|
1311
|
|
994
|
|
130
|
|
1210
|
|
1225
|
|
167
|
|
1479
|
|
1196
|
|
151
|
|
1479
|
|
1478
|
|
168
|
|
23
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
70
|
|
56
|
|
19
|
|
66
|
|
56
|
|
3
|
|
55
|
|
50
|
|
16
|
|
55
|
|
52
|
|
16
|
|
92
|
|
75
|
|
9
|
|
100
|
|
84
|
|
9
|
|
24
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
1065
|
|
769
|
|
73
|
|
1158
|
|
893
|
|
65
|
|
1544
|
|
1268
|
|
133
|
|
1869
|
|
1530
|
|
143
|
|
1583
|
|
1249
|
|
199
|
|
1866
|
|
1480
|
|
214
|
|
25
|
|
Telangana
|
|
924
|
|
657
|
|
35
|
|
1332
|
|
1061
|
|
35
|
|
1394
|
|
1092
|
|
39
|
|
1343
|
|
1225
|
|
42
|
|
1158
|
|
1023
|
|
25
|
|
1625
|
|
1354
|
|
32
|
|
26
|
|
Tripura
|
|
245
|
|
174
|
|
9
|
|
228
|
|
206
|
|
11
|
|
133
|
|
136
|
|
12
|
|
141
|
|
173
|
|
14
|
|
156
|
|
129
|
|
24
|
|
165
|
|
133
|
|
25
|
|
27
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
8009
|
|
6847
|
|
302
|
|
12753
|
|
10565
|
|
410
|
|
4541
|
|
4342
|
|
874
|
|
7469
|
|
6715
|
|
1241
|
|
4954
|
|
4245
|
|
714
|
|
8452
|
|
6554
|
|
1003
|
|
28
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
189
|
|
161
|
|
16
|
|
186
|
|
188
|
|
20
|
|
168
|
|
131
|
|
79
|
|
207
|
|
194
|
|
85
|
|
218
|
|
158
|
|
38
|
|
238
|
|
193
|
|
45
|
|
29
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
1291
|
|
815
|
|
22
|
|
1062
|
|
967
|
|
22
|
|
1504
|
|
1816
|
|
21
|
|
1928
|
|
1858
|
|
22
|
|
2132
|
|
1494
|
|
48
|
|
1209
|
|
1303
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
TOTAL STATE
|
|
32103
|
|
26820
|
|
2087
|
|
39702
|
|
34915
|
|
2457
|
|
32398
|
|
28406
|
|
3574
|
|
39070
|
|
35764
|
|
4305
|
|
34223
|
|
29490
|
|
3048
|
|
40317
|
|
36258
|
|
3659
|
|
30
|
|
A&N Islands
|
|
29
|
|
22
|
|
4
|
|
34
|
|
27
|
|
4
|
|
39
|
|
37
|
|
0
|
|
38
|
|
37
|
|
0
|
|
49
|
|
35
|
|
1
|
|
51
|
|
38
|
|
0
|
|
31
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
49
|
|
47
|
|
21
|
|
54
|
|
62
|
|
22
|
|
62
|
|
59
|
|
15
|
|
72
|
|
71
|
|
22
|
|
51
|
|
41
|
|
19
|
|
61
|
|
55
|
|
19
|
|
32
|
|
D&N Haveli
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
15
|
|
11
|
|
0
|
|
13
|
|
11
|
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
13
|
|
2
|
|
14
|
|
16
|
|
2
|
|
33
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
34
|
|
Delhi
|
|
2240
|
|
1480
|
|
162
|
|
1917
|
|
1621
|
|
202
|
|
1936
|
|
1563
|
|
218
|
|
1847
|
|
1757
|
|
238
|
|
1620
|
|
1258
|
|
156
|
|
1692
|
|
1443
|
|
179
|
|
35
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
36
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
24
|
|
20
|
|
0
|
|
18
|
|
21
|
|
0
|
|
49
|
|
33
|
|
2
|
|
41
|
|
36
|
|
2
|
|
53
|
|
43
|
|
0
|
|
46
|
|
49
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
TOTAL UT
|
|
2346
|
|
1573
|
|
188
|
|
2030
|
|
1738
|
|
229
|
|
2107
|
|
1707
|
|
235
|
|
2020
|
|
1919
|
|
262
|
|
1799
|
|
1401
|
|
178
|
|
1879
|
|
1614
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
TOTAL 
|
|
34449
|
|
28393
|
|
2275
|
|
41732
|
|
36653
|
|
2686
|
|
34505
|
|
30113
|
|
3809
|
|
41090
|
|
37683
|
|
4567
|
|
36022
|
|
30891
|
|
3226
|
|
42196
|
|
37872
|
|
3859
|
|
Source: Crime in India
|
|
SL
|
|
State/UT
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
CR
|
|
CCS
|
|
CON
|
|
PAR
|
|
PCS
|
|
PCV
|
|
CR
|
|
CCS
|
|
CON
|
|
PAR
|
|
PCS
|
|
PCV
|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
378
|
|
295
|
|
8
|
|
455
|
|
455
|
|
9
|
|
361
|
|
338
|
|
6
|
|
574
|
|
472
|
|
9
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
14
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
24
|
|
23
|
|
1
|
|
26
|
|
24
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
1149
|
|
733
|
|
52
|
|
1356
|
|
1017
|
|
53
|
|
1721
|
|
1486
|
|
69
|
|
2140
|
|
1562
|
|
73
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
1356
|
|
809
|
|
34
|
|
1710
|
|
907
|
|
35
|
|
2094
|
|
1273
|
|
104
|
|
2017
|
|
1801
|
|
136
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
1676
|
|
1576
|
|
345
|
|
1890
|
|
1856
|
|
409
|
|
1812
|
|
1657
|
|
310
|
|
2190
|
|
2014
|
|
379
|
|
6
|
|
Goa
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
1697
|
|
1712
|
|
12
|
|
2333
|
|
2329
|
|
17
|
|
2154
|
|
2066
|
|
33
|
|
2783
|
|
2766
|
|
36
|
|
8
|
|
Haryana
|
|
1139
|
|
941
|
|
183
|
|
1258
|
|
1237
|
|
218
|
|
1924
|
|
1597
|
|
296
|
|
2129
|
|
2108
|
|
350
|
|
9
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
8
|
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
14
|
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
28
|
|
23
|
|
0
|
|
45
|
|
43
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
32
|
|
24
|
|
0
|
|
35
|
|
34
|
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
385
|
|
230
|
|
17
|
|
339
|
|
270
|
|
25
|
|
615
|
|
391
|
|
38
|
|
543
|
|
452
|
|
41
|
|
12
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
1956
|
|
1975
|
|
122
|
|
2600
|
|
2510
|
|
139
|
|
2036
|
|
2165
|
|
174
|
|
2739
|
|
2654
|
|
190
|
|
13
|
|
Kerala
|
|
1169
|
|
892
|
|
33
|
|
1258
|
|
958
|
|
33
|
|
1153
|
|
964
|
|
77
|
|
1386
|
|
1095
|
|
84
|
|
14
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
1569
|
|
1510
|
|
284
|
|
2275
|
|
2014
|
|
492
|
|
2445
|
|
2692
|
|
488
|
|
3256
|
|
3302
|
|
598
|
|
15
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
5248
|
|
4507
|
|
498
|
|
6991
|
|
5321
|
|
566
|
|
6233
|
|
5269
|
|
525
|
|
7909
|
|
6251
|
|
583
|
|
16
|
|
Manipur
|
|
29
|
|
32
|
|
3
|
|
23
|
|
34
|
|
4
|
|
43
|
|
26
|
|
4
|
|
42
|
|
28
|
|
4
|
|
17
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
242
|
|
151
|
|
5
|
|
269
|
|
207
|
|
5
|
|
266
|
|
174
|
|
16
|
|
249
|
|
197
|
|
16
|
|
18
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
194
|
|
186
|
|
48
|
|
196
|
|
192
|
|
48
|
|
138
|
|
171
|
|
27
|
|
184
|
|
176
|
|
33
|
|
19
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
41
|
|
37
|
|
9
|
|
45
|
|
37
|
|
16
|
|
9
|
|
13
|
|
9
|
|
15
|
|
14
|
|
9
|
|
20
|
|
Odisha
|
|
249
|
|
436
|
|
11
|
|
454
|
|
454
|
|
11
|
|
1887
|
|
1468
|
|
24
|
|
1680
|
|
1709
|
|
24
|
|
21
|
|
Punjab
|
|
489
|
|
384
|
|
60
|
|
528
|
|
543
|
|
79
|
|
411
|
|
354
|
|
82
|
|
455
|
|
441
|
|
105
|
|
22
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
1180
|
|
905
|
|
89
|
|
1164
|
|
1150
|
|
110
|
|
488
|
|
396
|
|
102
|
|
510
|
|
503
|
|
119
|
|
23
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
87
|
|
93
|
|
19
|
|
124
|
|
115
|
|
23
|
|
118
|
|
112
|
|
25
|
|
140
|
|
136
|
|
35
|
|
24
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
1587
|
|
1642
|
|
154
|
|
2406
|
|
1992
|
|
180
|
|
2039
|
|
2192
|
|
275
|
|
2767
|
|
2509
|
|
356
|
|
25
|
|
Telangana
|
|
1632
|
|
1061
|
|
31
|
|
1833
|
|
1355
|
|
38
|
|
1665
|
|
1376
|
|
69
|
|
2093
|
|
1792
|
|
72
|
|
26
|
|
Tripura
|
|
139
|
|
132
|
|
19
|
|
192
|
|
162
|
|
21
|
|
127
|
|
145
|
|
13
|
|
161
|
|
184
|
|
14
|
|
27
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
4895
|
|
4079
|
|
819
|
|
6303
|
|
6287
|
|
1796
|
|
5401
|
|
4401
|
|
780
|
|
7266
|
|
7147
|
|
1652
|
|
28
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
191
|
|
146
|
|
17
|
|
154
|
|
153
|
|
17
|
|
337
|
|
213
|
|
24
|
|
239
|
|
234
|
|
28
|
|
29
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
2131
|
|
1723
|
|
39
|
|
1923
|
|
1924
|
|
41
|
|
2267
|
|
2403
|
|
90
|
|
2430
|
|
2732
|
|
103
|
|
|
|
TOTAL STATE
|
|
30830
|
|
26203
|
|
2912
|
|
38100
|
|
33497
|
|
4386
|
|
37830
|
|
33414
|
|
3661
|
|
46005
|
|
42382
|
|
5050
|
|
30
|
|
A&N Islands
|
|
65
|
|
75
|
|
1
|
|
80
|
|
93
|
|
1
|
|
69
|
|
74
|
|
0
|
|
81
|
|
83
|
|
0
|
|
31
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
32
|
|
D&N Haveli
|
|
12
|
|
6
|
|
3
|
|
8
|
|
8
|
|
3
|
|
21
|
|
17
|
|
1
|
|
18
|
|
17
|
|
1
|
|
33
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
|
5
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
8
|
|
3
|
|
10
|
|
11
|
|
3
|
|
34
|
|
Delhi
|
|
1623
|
|
1714
|
|
104
|
|
2209
|
|
2002
|
|
110
|
|
1839
|
|
1994
|
|
218
|
|
2584
|
|
2287
|
|
242
|
|
35
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
22
|
|
21
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
36
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
66
|
|
56
|
|
0
|
|
59
|
|
62
|
|
0
|
|
56
|
|
52
|
|
0
|
|
43
|
|
52
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
TOTAL UT
|
|
1778
|
|
1860
|
|
108
|
|
2388
|
|
2195
|
|
114
|
|
1997
|
|
2154
|
|
223
|
|
2745
|
|
2459
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
TOTAL 
|
|
32608
|
|
28063
|
|
3020
|
|
40488
|
|
35692
|
|
4500
|
|
39827
|
|
35568
|
|
3884
|
|
48750
|
|
44841
|
|
5297
|
|
Source: Crime in India
|
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|
Note: Clarifications are pending from West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya & Sikkim for the year 2018
|
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|
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.